The Biological Basis of Emotion in Musical Tonality

<p>In most aspects of music--e.g., tempo, intensity, and rhythm--the emotional coloring of a melody is due at least in part to physical imitation of the characteristics of emotional expression in human behavior. Thus excited, happy melodies are fast and loud, with syncopated rhythms, whereas s...

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Main Author: Bowling, Daniel Liu
Other Authors: Purves, Dale
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10161/5522